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Clayton Kershaw's Short but Sweet Season

In Position to Win Cy Young and MVP Despite DL Stint

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Andrew Beaton

Aug. 9, 2014 12:06 a.m. ET

At 2-to-7 odds, Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is an overwhelming favorite to win the National League Cy Young Award. What's more surprising is that he is a 4-to-7 favorite to win the NL Most Valuable Player Award, according to sportsbook Bovada.lv, which would make him only the second pitcher since Dennis Eckersley in 1992 to win an MVP award.

But what's even more surprising is that Kershaw is being discussed for these awards at all.